Notable World Natural Disasters

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    Antioch Earthquake

    The hird worst earhtquake, it killed 300,000 people.
  • Oct 11, 1138

    Alepo Earthquake

    The deadliest earthquale in world history hapenned in Syria and the death toll reached 230,000 people.
  • Jan 1, 1348

    The Black Death

    This epidemic killed 25-60 % of Europe's population. Estimated at 75 million to 200 million people.
  • Yangtze River Floods

    the Yangtze river flooded and killed 3.7 million people after terrential rains. The worst disaster in the 20th century
  • Bhola Cyclone

    Reaching wind speeds of 185 k/h the Bhola cyclone in Bangladesh led to over 490 million us dollars in damage and causing nearly 500,000 deaths
  • Nevado del Ruiz Volcano

    this eruption killed 25,000 people and as called the " Armero Tragedy"
  • Indian Ocean Earthquake

    This earthquake was a 9.15 and caused a tsunami that killed 200,000 to 310,000 people.
  • Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina devasted the Gulf Coast and brought with it 81 billion dollars in damages.
  • Pakistan Earthquake

    A 7.6 earthquake hit pakistan and killed 75,000 people. 5.4 billion dollars in U.S. aid was sent to the country.
  • Afghanistan Blizzard

    The second worst blizzard in modern history struck Afghanistan and killed 1,337 people. Tempetures dropped below -30 degrees celcius.
  • Cyclone Nargis

    This cyclone hit Myanmar and killed 84,500 people within 2 days.
  • Haiti Earthquake

    A 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti and killed 200,000 while displacing 2 million people.
  • New Zealand Earthquake

    A 6.3 earthquake hit New Zealand and killed 185 people
  • Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

    A 9.0 magnitude earthquale hit Japan which was followed by a devastating Tsunami. This was the largest earthquake to hit Japan ever. 15 millin were dead or injured.
  • East Africa Drought

    Worst rought in 60 years the horn of africa expirienced this drought occuring in mid july 2011 leaving an estimated 12.4 million people in need of food.